Luxe Zip Codes Even You Can Afford
The Most Expensive:
Price: $59.9M
Address: 2585 Riviera Dr., Laguna Beach, CA 92651
What You Get: This 24,000-square-foot Italian-inspired home features rose gardens, 100-year-old olive trees and fountains imported from Europe.
What You Can Afford:
Price: $36,000
Address: 30802 Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
What You Get: You'll also have a rose garden and an avocado tree with this one-bedroom house.
Most Expensive:
Price: $20M
Address: 1 Upper Rd., Ross, CA 94960
What You Get: You can be Zen all day in this 10-bedroom house, which includes a yoga studio and a spa house.
What You Can Afford:
Price: $199,000
Address: 1550 Center Rd., Novato, CA 94947
What You Get: You'll have to go to the yoga studio if you opt for this one-bedroom house, but at least it’s close to public transportation.
Most Expensive:
Price: $40M
Address: 40 Star Island Dr., Miami Beach, FL 33139
What You Get: This property in guard-gated Star Island, home to stars and business moguls, includes two guest houses in addition to the main residence.
What You Can Afford:
Price: $100,000
Address: 330 74th St., Miami Beach, FL 33141
What You Get: This studio is located two blocks from the beach and you can walk to shops, restaurants and nightclubs.
Most Expensive:
Price: $114M
Address: 12 E. 69th St., New York, NY 10021
What You Get: Built in 1884, this 20,000-square-foot renovated townhouse on Manhattan’s Upper East Side includes stunning views of Central Park, a palatial entertaining space and seven bedrooms. You also get a private home theater, fitness room, sauna and swimming pool.
What You Can Afford:
Price: $225,000
Address: 321 E. 71st St., New York, NY 10021
What You Get: This 400-square-foot studio is only one mile away from the townhouse and is closer to subways, but the view of the building across the street doesn’t rival those of Central Park.
Most Expensive:
Price: $65M
Address: 1900 S. Ocean Blvd, Palm Beach, FL 33480
What You Get: This seven-bedroom, 12.5-bathroom home currently being built on a 1.74-acre lot is due for completion in the spring of 2016. But you can start dreaming about its future wine cellar, private library and outdoor swimming pool.
What You Can Afford:
Price: $69,900
Address: 3500 S. Ocean Blvd, Palm Beach, FL 33480
What You Get: With this 390-square-foot one-bedroom apartment four miles away, you’ll still enjoy private beach access.
Most Expensive:
Price: $98M
Address: Undisclosed, Southampton, NY 11968
What You Get: In addition to the main 10-bedroom, 12,800-square-foot residence, this Gin Lane oceanfront property has four buildable lots. Built in the late 1920s, the classic English Tudor style house was previously owned by the Woolworth family and Edmund C. Lynch, founding partner of Merrill Lynch.
What You Can Afford:
Price: $125,000
Address: 100 Deforest Rd., Montauk, NY 11954
What You Get: Not much history in this house, which is located in the Surfers Paradise of Ditch Plains, but it is very surfer friendly, with an outdoor shower, storage shed and two shared heated swimming pools.
Most Expensive:
Price: $45M
Address: 1011 S. Ute Ave., Aspen, CO 81611
What You Get: This 18,750-square-foot home is so big it has a private elevator access to the master suite, in addition to a bowling alley and tennis courts.
What You Can Afford:
Price: $165,000
Address: 311 W. Main St., Aspen, CO 81611
What You Get: If you purchase this 296-square-foot studio at the Aspen Mountain Lodge, you’ll be able to enjoy hotel-like amenities such as a shared pool and hot tub as well as a continental breakfast and après-ski refreshments.
The Most Expensive:
Price: $130M
Address: Undisclosed, Greenwich, CT 06830
What You Get: This 50-acre waterfront estate includes a beach, two islands and a forest.
What You Can Afford:
Price: $185,000
Address: 1535 E. Putnam Ave., Old Greenwich, CT 06870
What You Get: This studio is supposedly filled with light, but you’ll have to trudge down to the first floor to do your laundry.